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YOUR PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT TO US. WE WILL NOT SELL OR RENT YOUR INFORMATION TO OTHERS.

Katie Fry Hester for Maryland Senate District 9 has created this privacy policy to explain how we use information that you may provide while visiting this Site and to demonstrate our firm commitment to Internet privacy. Katie Fry Hester for Maryland Senate District 9 may modify this policy from time to time so we encourage you to check this page when revisiting this Site. By using this Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

CONTRIBUTIONS

Katie Fry Hester for Maryland Senate District 9 is required to file regular reports with the Federal Election Commission that publicly disclose the name, address, occupation and employer of persons who contribute over $200 during an election cycle, along with the amount and date of the contribution. State and local election laws may also require us to disclose this information at a lower itemization threshold, depending on the committee's activity.

CHILDREN

Katie Fry Hester for Maryland Senate District 9 complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Katie Fry Hester for Maryland Senate District 9 does not solicit and does not accept personally identifying information from any person under 13 years of age.

Visitors to this Site who are under 13 years of age should not use this Site except under the supervision and with the assistance of their parent or legal guardian, and should never submit any personally identifying information to the Site. For example, visitors under 13 years of age should not register, purchase or use services or take any actions on or through this Site.

EMAIL LISTS

When you provide your email address to us, we use it to send you information about our campaign. We do not sell or rent your information to others.

DATA SECURITY

The security of your personal information is very important to us and we are committed to protecting the information we collect. All credit card transactions are routed through a secure server. We use industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving financial data. This includes the use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for processing donations.

Only Katie Fry Hester for Maryland Senate District 9—staff and our authorized agents have access to the personally identifiable information provided by visitors to our site. Katie Fry Hester for Maryland Senate District 9 takes reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.

COOKIES

Cookies are small files stored on your computer or mobile device by your web browser. They are used by most websites to provide certain types of functionality, including remembering you the next time you visit.

Cookies contain information about your use of a particular website but do not include information that can be used to personally identify you (e.g., they do not store your name or address). You can delete or turn off your cookies at anytime. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our site.

ANALYTICS

When you visit our site, our third party analytics providers collect additional information. As with most websites, we analyze this information to improve the user experience and functionality of the site. We use external services to provide real-time reporting. This reporting includes page views, unique views, unique visitors, repeat visitors, frequency of visits and peak-volume traffic periods. We do not use this service to gather, request, record, require, collect or track any users’ personally identifiable information.

If you do not wish your use of katiefryhester.com to be recorded in this way, please visit Google for instructions on how to opt out.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

When you register, contribute, sign up to volunteer, or take any other action on our Site, we may ask you to give us contact information, including your name, address, telephone number, mobile telephone number and/or e-mail address. We may obtain information about you from outside sources and add it to or combine it with the information we collect through this Site.

We use this information to operate this Site, send you news and information about Katie Fry Hester for Maryland Senate District 9 activities, solicit your participation in Katie Fry Hester for Maryland Senate District 9 activities, and related uses. We use your e-mail address to send such information by e-mail, and may use your telephone number to call you or send you a text message or phone call for these purposes.

Additionally, we may share your information as follows, or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy:

To companies that assist us in maintaining this Site or with the Katie Fry Hester for Maryland Senate District 9 activities, but only for purposes of providing services to Katie Fry Hester for Maryland Senate District 9 and with the strict requirement that any such company will never itself have the right to contact you for any reason;

To comply with applicable law or legal requirements (for example, a lawful subpoena), to protect our rights or property, or to protect our supporters from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful conduct, or if we reasonably believe that an emergency involving immediate danger of death or serious physical injury to any person requires disclosure of communications or justifies disclosure of records;

With candidates, organizations, committees, or groups that we believe share the same political or social viewpoints or objectives as Katie Fry Hester for Maryland Senate District 9.

To other groups with your consent.

Changes to this policy

Our Privacy Policy is subject to change from time to time. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this Web page. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of the policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you an email notification). We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the site to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy.

Contact us at info@katiefryhester.com